noun, plural: manipulated variables. The variable that is manipulated in an experiment to determine its effect(s) on variable(s) reliant to it. Supplement. For example: An experiment is designed to see if a newly developed drug is effective in treating patients with cough.
The Federalists were successful in their effort to get the Constitution ratified by all 13 states. The Federalists later established a party known as the Federalist Party. The party backed the views of Hamilton and was a strong force in the early United States.
Â· Successes: 1) Washington's nationalization of the states' debts, one way of consolidating and legitimizing the central government (under the new Constitution). 2) Washington's putting down the Whiskey Rebellion, a direct attack upon consolidating and legitimizing the central government.) Washington voluntarily surrendered his office at the end of two terms...a VERY novel concept in late 18th Century political thinking...and allowed John Adams to be elected. Failures. 1) The XYZ Affair---Francophiles in the American government (read Thomas Jefferson) almost let the French undermine the new USA.